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20 November 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
World Children's DaySelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2003 - Suicide bombers blew up the British consulate and the headquarters of HSBC Bank in Istanbul, killing 31 people, including consul general Roger Short and actor Kerem Yılmazer.Al-Qaeda suicide bombings in Istanbul, Turkey
Anniversary
1994 - In accordance with the Lusaka Protocol, the Angolan government signed a ceasefire with UNITA rebels in a failed attempt to end the Angolan Civil War.1994 attempt to end the Angolan Civil War
Anniversary
1991 - First Nagorno-Karabakh War: An Azerbaijani military helicopter carrying a peacekeeping mission team was shot down in Nagorno-Karabakh, disrupting ongoing peace talks.Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (1988–1994)
Anniversary
1990 - Andrei Chikatilo, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific serial killers, was arrested in Novocherkassk.Soviet serial killer (1936–1994)
Anniversary
1985 - Windows 1.0, the first version of Microsoft Windows available to the public, was released.1985 Microsoft operating system version
Historical events
History
2022 - The 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar. This is the first time the tournament was held in the Middle East.Association football tournament in Qatar
History
2016 - Jimmie Johnson wins his seventh NASCAR Cup Series championship to tie Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most all-time.American racing driver (born 1975)
History
2015 - Following a hostage siege, at least 19 people are killed in Bamako, Mali.2015 terrorist attack in Radisson Blu, Bamako
History
2003 - After the November 15 bombings, a second day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings occurs in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC Bank AS and the British consulate.Day of the year
History
1998 - A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.Afghan Islamist militant organization
History
1998 - The first space station module component, Zarya, for the International Space Station is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.First module of the International Space Station
History
1996 - A fire breaks out in an office building in Hong Kong, killing 41 people and injuring 81.1996 fire in Hong Kong
History
1994 - The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.)Country in Southern Africa
History
1993 - Savings and loan crisis: The United States Senate Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of California senator Alan Cranston for his "dealings" with savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating.US financial crisis from 1986 to 1995
History
1993 - North Macedonia's deadliest aviation disaster occurs when Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Ohrid Airport, killing all 116 people on board.Country in Southeast Europe
Notable births
Born
2001 - Caty McNally, American tennis playerAmerican tennis player (born 2001)
Born
1997 - Levi García, Trinidadian footballerTrinidadian association football player
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Ursula Haverbeck, German Holocaust denier (born 1928)German neo-Nazi activist (1928–2024)
Died
2024 - Andy Paley, American songwriter (born 1952)American songwriter (1952–2024)
Died
2024 - John Prescott, British sailor and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1938)Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
Died
2024 - Jodi Rell, American politician, 87th Governor of Connecticut (born 1946)American politician (1946–2024)
Died
2020 - Jan Morris, Welsh historian, author and travel writer (born 1926)Welsh historian and travel writer (1926–2020)
Died
2019 - Wataru Misaka, American basketball player (born 1923)American basketball player (1923–2019)
Died
2018 - James H. Billington, 13th Librarian of Congress (born 1929)American author (1929–2018)
Died
2018 - Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)British biophysicist and chemist (1926–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
99.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 15.5 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
28.38 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Gemini
10.56 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.